When the president sends more people to Afghanistan more people to Iraq, he doesn't ask for more money. The costs just come out of the training, the maintenance and the readiness of our force.The problem is getting worse. Mac Thornberry More Quotes by Mac Thornberry More Quotes From Mac Thornberry And to stick our head in the sand and pretend that we are somehow safer if we do not know or to pretend we are somehow safer if we limit our options seems to me not only foolish but actually dangerous. Mac Thornberry sandlimitssticks No other date on the calendar more potently symbolizes all that our nation stands for than the Fourth of July. Mac Thornberry calendarsrehabilitationjuly The challenge we have in the war on terrorism is looking around for those pieces that matter and trying to fit them together. Mac Thornberry challengestryingwar Now, forty years after his passing, Winston Churchill is still quoted, read, revered, and referred to as much, if not more, than when he was alive. Mac Thornberry passingaliveyears In sum, we took energy for granted, assuming when we flipped the switch, the lights would go on and assuming that there would always be plenty of cheap fuel for our vehicles. Mac Thornberry lightenergygoes-on I am particularly disturbed that our country is the largest financial supporter of an organization that not only wastes a lot of our money but also seems to be increasingly anti-American in its policies and conduct. Mac Thornberry wasteorganizationcountry Energy is necessary for economic growth, for a better quality of life, and for human progress. Mac Thornberry progressqualitygrowth For more than two centuries since winning our own freedom, we the people of the United States have repeatedly answered the call to lead the quest for freedom around the globe. Mac Thornberry winningtwoamerica We should start by allowing drilling in Alaska's National Wildlife Refuge. It can provide billions of barrels of recoverable oil and trillions of cubic feet of recoverable natural gas. Mac Thornberry alaskaoilfeet I know of no serious proposals that would change the way Social Security operates for today's seniors. Mac Thornberry seniorchangetoday My view is that when in doubt, society should err on the side of life. Mac Thornberry viewsdoubtsides The death tax robs parents of the opportunity to pass something along to their children, and it is responsible for destroying a lot of family-owned businesses. Mac Thornberry parentopportunitychildren The day before the anniversary of D-Day, we lost a man who was equaled by few and surpassed by none as a leader in the cause of freedom: Ronald Reagan. Mac Thornberry anniversaryleadermen Mr. Speaker, I agree with those who say that the Global War on Terrorism is actually a Global War of Ideas and that terrorism is one of the tactics used in that War. Mac Thornberry tacticswarideas Even talking about change can be threatening to entrenched interests...Careers in the Pentagon, the board room, or the halls of Congress are not advanced by creating the disruptions that go with real change, so there are very few voices willing to speak up for the future and move beyond rhetoric to make serious choices. Mac Thornberry realmilitarymoving We should restore a proper balance in environmental regulation and energy production that is based on common sense, not political agendas. Mac Thornberry common-sensebalancepolitical I don't think this is the Pentagon's idea. Mac Thornberry politics I confess I don't fully understand the administration's take on this at this point, it is not a question to me of economics, it is a question of security. Mac Thornberry top-news Iran got most of the benefit upfront with relief of sanctions and a plane load of cash that President Obama sent over there. So we've lost a lot of our leverage, but the key question is: OK, now we are where we are. What happens next if the U.S. pulls out? Does Iran kick those inspectors out so that we lose what visibility we have there? Mac Thornberry latest-headlines I thought it was a bad deal, but the key question is, ok, what happens next if the U.S. pulls out? Does Iran kick out those inspectors so we lose the visibility we have? Mac Thornberry top-news
